Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-06-23

4 that the mystery OF progression
;. Is that every change is not decay alone
;. but leads to something higher, noble
! and better. "Onward, heroes and sage
I call to us from the misty pas; that thu
. lcrescent promise of their spirits may bs
E fulfilled in the younger day"
) Thomas j, Fosters Grafton on the
"Greek Abroad" was purely historical
in its nature, but was Instructive because
! Interestingly presented. lie found fault
with the American groundwork OF in
| struction because too many things were
undertaken at once. sIt is true that no
century has made such rapid progress
az the Nineteenth, neither has any other
century had the foundation Tor such
progress. ,,
Miss Mary L. Hays essay on 1.-THE
Native American" discussed the indian
question quite learnedly. She concluded
by saying: "Surely an American people
will not stand by and see insolent wrong
unrebuked. If there is drop OF
brotherly love in our veins--a. spark OF
Justice in our hearts-we shall not rest
until our nation has washed the stain
from her garment of liberty and mended
the flaw in her rod of power which as
sumes to protect all the oppressed.
Wien we shall have blotted out the
memory of the Century OF Dishonor,
then, indeed, will nalure's hallelujah
rise in song far more sweet because no
longer freighted with the groans OF
people in bondage"
Henry p. Wilson's Grafton on "a
Problem of the Age" was very well
written. His subject was the relation
of capital to labor, and his conclusion
reached as to the remedy for the trou-
bles which have arisen was that there
should be mutual concession and oon'
ciliatioD, but owing to human nature 1t
is hard to bring about this result, and
at present the question OF capital VS..
labor is as hard to solve in this country
as the Irish question in Great Britain.
Mr.. Louis Heine's flute solo, by Fuer.
steanan and was excellently rendered.
| Antonio A. Schwannecke's poem en-
titled "The Princes Gift" was worthy of
more notice than space will permit it to
be given.
|. Kate Bottomes read the class essay en-
titled "Oar Past" in which she gave a
| history of the class from September,
1885, when a sub.iunior class was
formed. This branch OF the subject
she concluded by saying: "Neither
death nor marriage have assailed our
ranks or carried away single captive,
and the years have passed pleasantly
and without dissention or discord.
The future she predicted as applicable
to the characteristics of each of the
members of the class. Some are to be
lawyers, clerks, bankers, detectives,
poets, scientists, doctors and members OF
Congress.
John A. Brewers grafton, 1.-THE Cen
tennial of Our Constitution" was quite
inter resting and spoke of the difference
between the year 1776 and the present,
when the morning newspapers gather
and bring to all from every quarter of
the globe, the noteworthy events of the
last four and twenty hours, and we feel
ourselves in truth heirs of all the ages in
the foremost files of time. Former ages
spoke of the dawn of civilization in lar
off lands. We live but in the morning
of that world. As the sun mounts tow
ard the meridian, may we not look for
ward to the realization OF the poets
dream. "In the Parliament of Man, the
Federation of the World"
vALEDIcToRY.
Miss Cordelia Dunkelberger delivered
the following valedictory: As the soldier
reports himself to ranking soldier, so we
now address ourselves to our superiors
in rank, the members of the Board of
Education and our city Superintendent.
To you for faithful and enlightened dis
charge of duties our first thanks are due.
We realize it has been at the cost of
many personal sacrifices, but trust that
o consciousness of work well done may
be partial compensation. The class Of
'S7 has had the happiness to see elected
to your Honorable Board the first woman
holding office in this city, and we
feel assured an appreciative public
will retain her in that place as long as
she will accept it and we believe that
her official career will be characterized |
by the same sympathy, patience and
wisdom which we as her pupils were
accustomed TO enjoy. While we re.
gretted to part few weeks ago, with
our principal and class teacher, we are
proud that a Just tribute has been paid
to his talents and that the work in
which he is engaged is emiuently con-
genial. 1t is source of pleasure to us
that his successor should be one who has
been with us during the whole four years
of our course. Oar drawing superin.
teudent also deserves especial mention
| for the careful and efficient work we
have been enabled to accomplish by
means of her many years OF practical
instruction. To you, our instructors,
one and all, we would express our ap-
probation of your labors. and although
| to night enGs our relation as teachers
and pupils, we will ever remain your
sincere friends. To our many friends
here present we offer our thanks for the
interest they have shown, not only this
evening but throughout our whole
school life. Let us remind the under
graduates that all true scholarship has
breadth and catholicity and your success
will not be married by the fact that some
good work has been done by
the class of 'S7, Yet the com.
| ing year cannot be comprised
by the magician's spell, nor will it be
| like the Parsee's conception of heaven
a place where there is nothing to do;
and it " i'll bo we'll if you learn now that
it will be one of labor and not of repose.
School days speed swiftly, and before we
are we'll started on the journey we to-
night begin. you will be our fellow trav-
elers. Classmates, during the past four
years have we done the best of which
we were capable? If there be a def.
cheney, we have not the excuse of lack
of opportunity for which to ask the
world to make allowance. There is no
such thing, in fact, as making allow
ances. Locke says we are born with
powers and faculties capable of almost
anything, but it is the application that
gives absolute skill in anything. All
make.believe produces little Impression
it is only the real whose Success is
lasting.
Some of us will pursue our studies in
higher institutions of learning; Others
must call their school days ended; but If
there be an especial talent we are con-